“Anne Hathaway wants to play my lesbian aunt,” Colfer added. “I’m all for that. Could you imagine a family with myself, Mike O’Malley [who plays Kurt’s dad], Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway? That’s one hell of a family.”

Should Andrews appear on Glee, it’s unlikely that she would have a large singing part. In 1997, she underwent an operation to remove non-cancerous nodules in her throat, which damaged her signature angelic vocals. But she previously told Showbiz Spy in October that she can still carry a lovely tune.

“I could never pretend that I sing as I used to,” Andrews explained. “I have a few good bass notes, so I can do a great ‘Ol Man River,’ and I can sing-speak a little bit.”